Mars will Not be Closer to Earth this August

Misbar’s investigation into this claim reveals it to be false. This hoax has been debunked prior to August 27th every year, and again on that day when the event in question did not take place. It is true that on 27 August 2003 Mars was the closest to the Earth that it had been in 60,000 years and could be seen 85 times more brightly than usual. But it was not nearly as big as the moon, and since that date has resumed its normal size and brightness. This hoax is so common that it has a name: the “Mars Spectacular.” While the red planet is indeed spectacular, it is not as spectacular as claimed.